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title: Avalara - How do I link my account?
sidebarTitle: Avalara
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# Overview

To authenticate with Avalara, you will need:
1. **User Name** - The User Name associated with your Avalara AvaTax account, used to authenticate API requests. Alternatively, you can use your **AccountID** instead of a **User Name**.
2. **Password** - The password linked to your Avalara AvaTax account, required for secure authentication. Alternatively, you can use your **License Key** instead of a **Password**.
3. **AvalaraClient** - A key that can help you diagnose and resolve issues with your software.

This guide will walk you through finding or generating the **Account ID/License Key** pair within Avalara.

### Prerequisites:

- You must have a registered account with Avalara.
- Only account administrators can generate the **Account ID/License Key** pair.

### Instructions:

#### Step 1: Finding Your Pair Keys
1. You can use your **username/password** pair for authentication, or alternatively, opt for the **Account ID/License Key** pair. To obtain the later credentials, **log in** to your Avalara dashboard.
2. Navigate to **Settings** and select **License and API Keys** to obtain both the **Account ID** and the **License Key**. Under the License Keys tab, click on **Generate New Keys** to create new credentials.
<img src="/integrations/all/avalara/avalara_keys.png" />

#### Step 2: Generating an Avalara Client
1. You can generate an Avalara Client by having a combination of **(app name); (app version); (library name); (library version); (machine name)**
<img src="/integrations/all/avalara/avalara_client.png" />


#### Step 3: Enter credentials in the Connect UI

Once you have these keys:
1. Open the form where you need to authenticate with Avalara.
2. Enter the **User Name**, **Password** and **Avalara Client** in their respective fields.
3. Submit the form, and you should be successfully authenticated.


<img src="/integrations/all/avalara/form.png" style={{maxWidth: "450px" }}/>

You are now connected to Avalara.
